Re: Review of NNTP Server Listing (Request for Corrections)

On 5 Oct 2024 12:40:57 +1000
noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> wrote:

On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:03:44 +0200, Jean-Paul wrote:
 

usenet.ovh ==> http://usenet.ovh (French language) 

 
And i think the news-server is a full text feed ;-) 

 
Nope. Fails one of my tests as  "full text feed"
 
 
news.usenet.ovh - NNTPERROR: 411 No such group aus.computers
news.usenet.ovh - NNTPERROR: 411 No such group aus.cars
 
 
That said, other "language servers" on that list dont carry them
either, although they are not listed as, or alleged to be, FTF's - so
nothing wrong with that, OVH is listed as French, not a  full text
feed, so the listing as it is , is correct.
 

Thanks for your input. You are 'technically' correct if a server
doesn't carry something in the control listing it is 'incomplete' or
'not full' but operationally I see the definition as more fuzzy.

NUO:news.usenet.ovh carries over 15K groups across many hierarchies and
big* groups. Therefore I now list it as a full text feed. Defining FTF
is fuzzy, especially considering alt and foreign hierarchies can be
subjective, and how many abandoned groups outweigh active groups.

I realize that it doesn't carry everything in the control server
listings, but most groups are defunct anyway. The sysop is there and
responds to inquiries so anyone wanting to add a group is not left
hanging. That's good enough for my subjective, fuzzy definition. Most
casual users don't get down into the nitty-gritty meanings of such
things so I think it's fine.

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